perspectives urban rural by eray carbajo inspiration Istanbul and Brooklyn firm Eray Carbajo captures a new wave of eco-conscious innovation with sustainable development Urban Rural, which balances city center living and countryside lifestyle in the Turkish city. Locally sourced materials are paired with the unique hexagon-shaped residential module design (like a beehive), maximizing building volume while minimizing the ecological footprint and number of building elements. Each unit in the eightstory building (with the ground floor for social spaces) is fortified with a triangular cavity used as an irrigable garden. When combined, they function as a truss structure transferring the building's loads to lower residents, creating an interdependent harmony between system, structure, and landscape for the urban village, set for a 2019 debut. hospitalitydesign.com June 2017 049http://www.hospitalitydesign.com